Lucy Peacock (actress)

Lucy Peacock (actress)
Lucy Peacock (born October 4, 1960) is a Canadian actress best known for major stage roles at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada during the course of 30 years.
Background
Peacock was born on October 4, 1960, in England. She is the daughter of theatre administrator David Peacock and Georgia Thorndike, niece of the actress Sybil Thorndike. She graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1983.
Stratford Shakespeare Festival credits
Peacock began her association with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in 1984 and over the course of 30 years and 60 productions (up to 2023) has played major stage roles in classical theater, including over 30 by William Shakespeare, as well as several musicals.
Les Belles-Soeurs (2023) by Michel Tremblay (Translation by Esther Jun)-Germaine Lauzon
Wedding Band (2023) by Alice Childress-Herman's Mother
The Miser (2022) by Molière (translation by Ranjit Bolt)-Fay
Richard III (2022) by William Shakespeare-Queen Elizabeth
Three Tall Women (2021) by Edward Albee-B
The Merry Wives of Windsor (2019) by William Shakespeare-Mistress Quickly
Private Lives (2019) by Noël Coward-Amanda
Twelfth Night (2017) by William Shakespeare — Maria
The Bacchantes (2017) by Euripides — Agave
John Gabriel Borkman (2016) by Henrik Ibsen — Gunhild Borkman
The Beaux' Stratagem (2014) by George Farquhar — Mrs Sullen
Hay Fever (2014) by Noël Coward — Judith Bliss
Mary Stuart (2013) by Friedrich Schiller — Mary Stuart
The Thrill (2013) by Judith Thompson — Elora
Henry V (2012) by William Shakespeare — Pistol's Wife
The Merry Wives of Windsor (2011) by William Shakespeare — Mistress Ford
For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again (2010) by Michel Tremblay — Nana
Bartholomew Fair (2009) by Ben Jonson — Ursula the Pigwoman
The Three Sisters (2009) by Anton Chekhov — Masha
The Trespassers (2009) by Morris Panych — Roxy
All's Well That Ends Well (2008) by William Shakespeare — Helena
Romeo and Juliet (2008) by William Shakespeare — Juliet's Nurse
The Taming of the Shrew (2008) by William Shakespeare — Grumio
Othello (2007) by William Shakespeare — Emilia
The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead (2006) by Robert Hewett — Monologue
The Duchess of Malfi (2006) by John Webster — Duchess
Much Ado About Nothing (2006) by William Shakespeare — Beatrice
Othello (2005) by William Shakespeare — Desdemona
Fallen Angels (2005) by Noël Coward — Jane Banbury
Hello, Dolly! (2005) based on a play by Thornton Wilder — Dolly
Macbeth (2004) by William Shakespeare — Lady Macbeth
The King and I (2003) based on a novel by Margaret Landon — Anna Leonowens
King Lear (2002) by William Shakespeare — Regan
The Merchant of Venice (2001) by William Shakespeare — Portia
As You Like It (2000) by William Shakespeare — Audrey
Pride and Prejudice (1999) based on a novel by Jane Austen — Elizabeth
The Taming of the Shrew (1997) by William Shakespeare — Katherine
Coriolanus (1997) by William Shakespeare — Valeria
Othello (1994) by William Shakespeare — Desdemona
The School for Husbands and The Imaginary Cuckold (1994) by Molière — Lénore
Twelfth Night (1994) by William Shakespeare — Viola
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1993) by William Shakespeare — Titania
The Importance of Being Earnest (1993) by Oscar Wilde — Gwendolyn Fairfax
The Bacchae (1993) by Euripides — Part of the Chorus
Love's Labour's Lost (1992) by William Shakespeare — Princess of France
As You Like It (1990) by William Shakespeare — Rosalind
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1989) by William Shakespeare — Titania
The Three Sisters (1989) by Anton Chekhov — Masha
The Comedy of Errors (1989) by William Shakespeare — Adriana
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1989) by William Shakespeare — Titania
All's Well That Ends Well (1989) by William Shakespeare — Helena
The Taming of the Shrew (1988) by William Shakespeare —
Twelfth Night (1988) by William Shakespeare — Viola
My Fair Lady (1988) based on a play by George Bernard Shaw — Eliza Doolittle
Richard III (1988) by William Shakespeare — Lady Anne
Hamlet (1986) by William Shakespeare — Ophelia
Broadway credits
King Lear (2004) by William Shakespeare — Regan (Vivian Beaumont Theater, 4 March 2004 to 18 April 2004)
Credits at other theatres
Do You Turn Somersaults? (2011) by Aleksei Arbuzov at Talk Is Free Theatre.
Movies and TV
She is credited with 9 film/TV roles: As You Like It (2010, Audrey), Forever Knight (1996, Peggy Bolger), Goosebumps (1996, Mrs. Brewer), Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1995, Marilyn), Demons (1995, Marilyn), 1992 Avonlea (1992, Amelia Sandhurst), Street Legal (1992), June Woodruff, The Comedy of Errors (1989, Luciana), Hangin' In (1983, Lucia, The Love Program (1983, Lucia), Der Opernball (1978, Marguérite).
Video clips
As Mary Stuart in Schiller's Mary Stuart, 2013
Discussing her role as the Nurse in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, 2008
Discussing her role as Grumio in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, 2008
Publications
Peacock is the author of a facetious book of poems entitled "Limericks by Lucy Peacock as The Duchess of Malfi - written as she lay dead on the stage" (2011).
External links
References
Canadian stage actresses
Canadian film actresses
Living people
1960 births
English emigrants to Canada
Canadian expatriates in England
National Theatre School of Canada alumni
Canadian Shakespearean actresses